Children with single parents are at risk to develop behavioral problems, study reveals

By Staff Writer

Researchers recently discovered that children who are raised in a single-parent family are more likely to develop behavioral problems.

According to TheMedGuru.com, the Millennium Cohort Study revealed that family structure has an impact on young children. The study found that 12 percent of kids who have been brought up by a single parent exhibited negative behavior by age seven. Household income and parental educational backgrounds were also linked to adolescent activity.

A separate study revealed that four out of 10 children who had mothers younger than 30 had more trouble in their growing years.

"[The results] indicate that families with young parents may benefit from further targeted government support,” a co-author of the study said, as quoted by the news provider.

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